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A11536	Adams garden A meditation of thankfulnesse and praises vnto the Lord, for the returne and restore of Adam and his posteritie: planted as flowers in a garden, and published by a gentle-man, long exercised, and happilie trained in the schoole of Gods afflictions.	Savile, Thomas, fl. 1595-1613.	1611 (1611)	STC 21785; ESTC S106267	19,168	40

times that I took very vngratiously therein be as a very vomit vnto my soule and my thoughts are sore wounded with the heauie representation thereof LXIIII. Pardon and deliuer me therefore mercifull Lord who through frailty haue yeelded my selfe vnto the bondage of sinne and with the onely twincke of thine eie my manacles shall flye from my wrests For when I poore sinner shal once fall downe and lift vp my thoughts heauie and sad before thee thou doest pittie me heare and accomplish all my desires and makest me enioy whatsoeuer J aske For what is thy delight But to fill the hungry with good things LXV But herein I faile wofully not for that thou changest thine ancient pittie and purpose but because I my selfe do keepe no couenant with thee No no I doe not that which I might verie well doe to keepe in the sweet warme worke of grace begunne in my heart and affoorded vnto mee whereupon thou mercifully Lord art euen forced to let me feele the want of the comfort I had and so J mournefullie and with bashfulnes returne vnto thee as the tiewant of the schoole doth to be histed at vpon his returne LXVI For alasse my most mercifull Lord as I haue said before so againe and againe I testifie It is my selfe that am an open enemie to my selfe by my fraile wandring vanities and vnstable hart that in thy very care thou takest mee vppe and correctest me in the open schoole by disgrace thereof seeking to worke compunction filiall feare and a more faithfull returne vnto thee my very sweet heart and to thy holy schoole But alas I am still weake and wauering so that if thou shouldest heare my request and forgiue me when I aske pardone without correction alasse let all men iudge what this is else but to pray thee giue mee leaue to continue in sinne still Alas my Lord my holy one thou knowest with what greefe I set down this censure vpon my selfe and others but I dare not but doe it faithfullie because I write vnto thee in the spirit of the second righteous Adam and ●…aue vnto thee all redresse and pitty euen in the shade of death for thou wilt doe it in time vnto such as are grieued with their frailties LXVII And therefore my mercifull Lord let not mee be shaken with the rods of thy schoole and academy but giue mee to reioice in all the stripes of my strayings yea euen in the changes of my changes which will keepe mee sweete and acceptable by the often scowring and purging of that inherent corruption which is diffused and dispersed through my verie marrowe LXVIII For otherwise running astray still in a sinfull secure dangerous peace of my affections such as the world only hath I shall grow like a puddle infected with manie foule stremes and stinkes in thy sacred nostrels afflict mee therefore my gentle Lord hold mee fast behind and before and lay thy hand vpon mee euen with all my verie heart for that which thy afflictions take from mee is nothing but my vanities and workes of sin and Satan for the nakeder I am before thee the more beautifull euer my gratious Lord. LXIX So that whatsoeuer thou laiest vpon mee it is onely to make easie the way vnto thy holie hill thereto receiue sanctification and holy moderation in all my conuersation for thou knowest both the daies and liues of all those that depend vpon thee and wilt guide them in thy waie giue vnto them whatsoeuer is needfull they shall lacke no good thing but possesse all peace plenty and ioy in their daies LXX For I know that all thy afflictions as those same happie roddes of thy schoole they are euer in thy owne most mercifull hands and measured in all pittifull moderation both in quantitie qualitie and continuance of time for quantitie thou propinest to each of thy poore wounded seruants a cuppe and portion conuenient for his brusing and incurable disease whereunto no man can applie a plaster but onelie thou the Lord alone And as for qualitie physicke must be a little bitter or else it is of no worth yet therefore doest thou temper it with the blood of the immaculate lam be the most happie Redeemer of the world to make it both settle nourish and heale the poore wounded creature LXXI And as for time thou giuest but daies of triall and affliction houres of tentation according to thy good pleasure and euen in this smal induring neuer any Goldsmith did so watch ouer his gold in the fire that it wasted not as thou tendest vpon thy children that in due season thou mightest draw them out O that same sweete zealous rebuke of the Lord Iesus vnto Satan Is not this a brand taken out of the fire the Lord rebuke thee Satan euen the Lord that hath chosen Ierusalem rebuke thee LXXII Thou hast mercifull Lord made it knowne vnto me that thy seruant Iaacob wrestled with thee no longer then vnto the dawning of the day and that thereby I may be assured my troubles haue an appointed time for rest that weeping may abide in the euening but ioy commeth in the morning though Shadrach Meshach and Abednego be cast into the fire an Angel of thine owne presence shall goe with them and releeue them in due time So that neither fire nor floodes shall harme thy afflicted ones whom thou hast called by their names LXXIII For whatsoeuer thou most mercifull Lord doest exercise thy children withall it is but to make them know that t●eir blessednes is prepared in an other place and laide vp for them from eternitie And no man shall take them out of the Lambes hands for thou Lord who gauest them vnto him art greater then all and therefore in those same very times that thou goest away and leauest them to sorrow yet they shall possesse the inheritance whose riches is infinite An inheritance which beeing diuided amongst all the children will continue sound and whole for euer and euer whose parts shall be as great as the whole inheritance LXXIV Make vs strong therefore O Lord and in admiration of such a high and pretious price to scorne all the vaine things in the world all the countenances of men and the vttermost rage of persecuting tyrants For let Peter who denied thee by occasion of a weake woman haue thy presence with him and he will auowe boldly the crucified Lambe before those who put him to death so Lord shew vs the light of thy countenance and no alteration shall dismaie vs. LXXV Oh what a spectacle hast thou made for mine eies to behold nay I am now so assured of thy mercies and comforted by reason of the care I see thou hast of mee as though I should see the greatest Armie that possiblie may be prepared yet would I not be afraid but stand still vpon the vnchangeable written word and my owne happie experience of thy truth power and promises which are euer yea and amen LXXVI O Lord couer mee vnder the grace and

that ruine and calamitie which hath so miserably imbondaged and pinioned together the race of transgressors and holden them in irkesome slauery as chained and designed to a great and irkesome Captiuity XXXVI As for my selfe who am mine owne Capitall enemy I haue neuer had skill or will to pray for my trespasses but euen wandred in dreadfull expectation vnder a heauy burthen yet heerein I am somewhat cheered that by this experience of my estate thou hast let me see what a blacke and foule conscience I haue and hast mollified my heart that I might lodge contrition in my soule to obtaine grace and fauour with thee that in thine owne time merciful Lord thou wilt please to purge and wash it XXXVII Thou O my good God which hast beene from all eternities art neuer changed whereupon it is that wee bee not confounded but art euer one and the same without anie shadow of change for age time which consume al things serue for no other purpose but to confirme thine euerlastingnesse and men seeme to remaine heere vpon earth for no other cause but to behold thy incomprehensible greatnesse vnchangeable on the one side and their certaine dissolution approching out of their mortalitie on the other side XXXVIII For a man changeth not his shirt so often but the earth changeth her inhabitants more often yet thou my God art euen the same at this day that thou wert at the first which the heauens and earth continually sing vnto thee and that neither time past presēt or to come shall euer change thee XXXIX Keepe mee therefore O Lord in a stable and sober exercise of my faith and assurance that I do not wauer or shrink in the stormes of my mortalitie neither despaire at any time by sense of apparances or smart of feelings For hee which despaireth for his sin vnlesse thou please to designe that afflictō by desertion to giue experiēce of faith thereby he euen doth giue ouer his soule as already condemned and is like that abominable vsurer who hauing sustained some losse in his goods by and by bereaueth himselfe of his life also Make thou therefore strong steppes for my faith O Lord that I neuer dishonour thy name by the deceitfull sleights of my senses but euen stand fast armed with thy promises for euer XL. And so prepare mee vnto the chastisements of my peace these same sweete healing potions and appliances that the smart thereof neuer driue me from thee but euen rather as the lashes light vpon mee I may kisse the rod and say it is too little for I haue deserued much more but that of thine owne indulgence and pitie thou sparest me Giue me therefore O Lord to learne obedience by thy stripes and most welcome and sweete euen shall bee vnto mee thy afflictions yea euen the changes of my afflictions the lot of thy children XLI Thus instructing and nurtring mee in thy owne most holy schoole of discipline let me feele O Lord thy wil to take more rule and soueraignety ouer my will then it hath done in former times that I may tast and experience that pleasure which hee feeleth that is deliuered from the bond of captiuitie and set at libertie out of prisonne and thraldome wherein his enemies had long held him chained XLII For thou hast alreadie done verie much for my soule O Lord thou hast taken and held mee fast by the hand in all my dangers and set mee gentlie againe in the way of thy will with greater compassion then euer Paul did embrace Eutychus and madst mee vnderstand thy will and purpose Nay thou hast done more then that for mee thinks thou hast both opened mine eies and the heauens all at once that I should see the mightinesse of thy glorie as I do at this present sensiblie feele the goodnesse of thy grace XLIII Thou hast O Lord made mee se I say the mightinesse of that thy power whereunto no mortall man can attaine without thee for alasse should I poore sillie worme thinke that I am more then I am to go to seeke for that in the heauens which I cannot well see at my feete the eies of my body be duskie mistie and the eies of my soule be much worse but thou the mercifull Lord delightest to bring light forth of darknesse for manifestation of thy power euen thy blessed power XLIV And mens thoughts are maruellous vncertaine and wauering for the earthlie and corruptible bodie dulleth and maketh idle our spirits and tieth and bindeth our senses fast to the earth so that without thee my gentle Lord I can hope for no light heere belowe to know or discerne any thing aright But Christ Iesus is the way the truth life and light whose renewed obedience is still fragrant in thy presence euen hee is my light and portion for euer XLV And by him most mercifull Lord thou doest supplie my wants and leadest mee by the hand to see the counsels of thy eternall wisdome and hast heaued violently mooued my soule to make it capable and sensiblie to feele thy light and commiseration XLVI Wherefore O Lord touching my enemies and those who haue wrongfully oppressed mee and closed mee in much obscuritie and blemish of estate I do humblie and with all my verie heart intreat thee for them that thou please not to blow vpon them the wind and blast of thy curse but tarie sweete Lord if so it seeme good to thee to see if thy patience will bring them to do their duties nay rather draw them O Lord to repent their causlesse wrongs orphanings and violent outrage that they haue committed against me XLVII And as for mee though I bee couered ouer with their wounds and defamed with their iniurious dealings yet had I rather haue them subiect vnto thy mercie then once to feele thy iudgement and desire of thee if thou think good that their vnmercifulnesse vnto mee might rather serue to trie mee withall then for their condemnation XLVIII Thou knowest O Lord my desires takest view of them out of my most secret priuities and thoughts and that I neuer called on thee for vengeance for my receiued wrong No no the feelings of thy mercies vnto my vnworthy selfe make mee deepelie desire to bee farre from thinking of others smarts offered vnto me Indeed most mercifull Lord my vowes do importune nothing but thy mercies and my thoughts are addressed vnto nothing but vnto peace reconciled brotherlie fellowship XLIX The verie end of all my desires O Lord if thou please I report it is that I may passe my daies in seruing thee faithfullie and that thou wouldest grant mee thy holie house to dwell in euen in the congregation of thine owne chosen wife and spouse the church and that all the while I am separated from thee and a great waie off from thy heauenly tabernacle tied vnto the earth by reason of the counter poise of this my bodie I might vnite and tie all my thoughts vnto thee conforme my selfe whollie

fauour of Christ Iesus make his mercies my buckler and my shield that I may learne and follow his steppes and hope in nothing but thy gracious goodnesse springing afresh out of his continuallie renewed and fragrant obedience still orient in thy glorious face that I may be euer zealous of his will whereby the dropping and sweating faintings of my afflictions may prepare and establish mee in the whole accomplishment of my sanctification LXXVII For the knowledge and obedience of thy will my Lord is all my verie whole desire and the thing which must lead me and guide me through the windings and turnings of the labyrinth of this mortallitie for this same verie obedience of thy will is the verie path-way vnto euerlasting life which I so incessantlie gape and wish for LXXVIII Reueale vnto mee therefore this thy will and laie it vp in my soule that I may there keepe it most deerelie and in the midst of the congregation I may speake of thy goodnesse and righteousnesse by an open changed and renewed conuersation rendring all holie acknowledgements of thanks and praises vnto thy name and thereby bring many children vnto thee to which onelie end I desire to liue LXXJX I know O Lord that death is the penaltie of originall sinne and disobedience but since I am now planting a garden for thy delight for thou saiest thy heart shall reioice when my mouth speaketh righteous things spare mee therefore my God suffer me not to go downe all belowe but euen at the mouth of darkenes and death plucke mee out of danger mercifull Lord bee content with my humble abashed and melting heart without imposing penaltie for my deserued thraldome LXXX Heare therefore O Lord my sighes and take in good part my broken voice which testifieth thy euerlasting and vnchangeable mercies and since thine eare is neuer shut vnto those that call vpon thee sincerelie seeke thy face mourninglie encline the same thy amiable face and countenance vnto mee for all sorts of felicities follow thy presence continualie afford the same vnto me my deere God euen vnto this wounded heart of mine and say and speake peace vnto mee behold I am readie to seeke thy face LXXXI O Lord thou hast promised this mercie of thine how often hast thou from thy pittie sustained mee when I haue spoken neuer a word vnto thee by hearing my secret thoughts or rather the sighing desires of the spirite calling vpon thee for grace and strength that I might be deliuered How manie perils haue I passed when I did not so much as regard thee in the violent rage and sway of my miserable youth euen by thine owne gentlenesse and care ouer me LXXXII For since thou art that vncreated word which hath made all things which doe a parte of thy will and thy will is a part of thy selfe doth it not represent it selfe vnto mee as thy face in such beautifull and excellent lineaments of diuinitie in the heauens and earth as shine most brightlie in euerie part thereof especialie in the places of thy pure worship LXXXIII Alas what daie time or instant of my life should I cease to be waile and sorrow for my sinnes which haue so much estranged mee from thy grace fauour and familiaritie which the humble and meeke sorte haue with thee their God whose armes are displaied still and euer calling Come see and tast your rest and be wearie of your fruitles toiles and when euer thou pleasest to depart to take view of our sorrow and seeking care after thee thou doest still by the extent of thy wings by a secret instinct of grace to follow thee with our eies calling come come and see LXXXIV O Lord my God which from the beginning hast reached out this carefull hand of thine vnto the afflicted which hast alwaies gathered into thy armes the oppressed comforted the iust vniustlie vexed grant me O Lord both strength and courage that I may take my spirits againe vnto mee which are halfe in a dead sleepe and slumber by the continuall distractions and vnprofitable cogitations which my long exile and banishment from my countrie where I was able to haue done thee some little seruice and shew loue vnto my neibours hath made vsuall vnto mee LXXXV Grant mercifull Lord that I may be cheered to glorifie thee with all my heart and spirite strangle by the strength of thy voice the blasphemies and vnrest of the wicked who goe about to defame thine honour and make a net for my soule by speaking euill of thy equall righteous and most gentle yoake and not beeing able to reach vnto thee yet go about violentlie to rush vpon those thy poore afflicted ones who desire to liue peaceablie serue thee faithfully LXXXVI Oh what ransome shall I offer vnto thee for my election whereby I haue assurance of a more quiet peaceable dwelling heereafter Alas I confesse to my great griefe I haue not one good worke neither cleane thought but all adulterated and defiled with inherent vnrighteousnes concupiscence ignorance and with the contagion of a long audaucious prouocation by open transgression in thy glorious presence Shall I offer vnto thee the treasures of the earth no hell is full of them No no my mercifull Lord I faithfullie beleeue thou thy selfe wilt bee the price of my redemption Thou wilt deliuer thine owne bodie to ransome thy seruant LXXXVII Thou wilt put vpon thee and cloath thy selfe with the dolours of death to giue mee the state of immortallitie for certainerie whereof thou sustainedst thy hell heere thy fathers wrath agonies and bloudie sweate that might appeare in thy presence blamelesse and without spot to the praise of thy euerlasting grace for euermore Amen